Introduction
Hai everybody! So I wanted to build a squad around a mon no one mentions, Passimian. With its solid 120 attack and 80 Speed, I was sold on building a squad around him! This is that squad. (In case you didn't know, everyone is named after a character from Disney's Aladdin franchise because I could see all of these Pokemon surviving in the desert tbh)
The Squad
Jafar (Passimian) (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Receiver
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Close Combat
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- U-turn
The shining star of the show, I actually MM'ed this boi after 316 eggs! But anyways, After finding out he had the exact same speed as Chandelure, it made me want to use a scarf set so here we are! CC is obvious STAB, EQ and Iron Head are for coverage, and U-Turn is to GTFO of a bad matchup whilst hitting his Psychic checks pretty hard. EVs are self explanatory, and Adamant is there to hit as hard as possible. (It's also the nature I MM'ed him with so YOLO) You want to use him basically like a worse Scarfcross (its banning is what really motivated me to finish this team as what other scarf fighters do we have in RU?)
Hamed (Registeel) @ Leftovers
Ability: Clear Body
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Stealth Rock
- Seismic Toss
- Protect
- Toxic
My Special Psychic check, Registeel is also my hazards lead, running Stealth Rock because Stealth Rock, Seismic Toss is to not become the next Pyukumuku (although Pyukumuku is adorable ngl), Protect is to scout out leads and waste Toxic turns, and Toxic is to cripple opposing walls not named Florges, Gligar, or Doublade. (Hamed is actually the first name of the sultan aka Jasmine's father from Aladdin. Thanks Wikipedia!)
Jasmine (Florges-Blue) @ Leftovers
Ability: Flower Veil
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Wish
- Protect
- Aromatherapy/Toxic
Speaking of Florges, she's our next member of the team! Our premier physical wall, Jasmine is not one to be messed with. Moonblast is for STAB and not being setup fodder for everything ever, Wishtect is for reliable recovery that can also be passed on to teammates, and Aromatherapy is for being a cleric! (Toxic can also be run to cripple opposing walls like everything not named Gligar or steel types) (Also she survives in the desert by being able to create an oasis at will but that's not relevant here)
Genie (Flygon) (M) @ Leftovers
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Dragon Dance
- Defog
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Even after 10,000 years, Flygon's neck is just fine! One of my main setup sweepers, Flygon is nice to check RU staples like Salazzle (who you will see later), AV Goodra, etc. DD is for setup, Defog is our only means of hazard removal, and Outrage and EQ are two solid STABs that hit and hit hard. (Also RIP Robin Williams ;;;)
Nasira (Salazzle) @ Poisonium Z
Ability: Corrosion
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Fire Blast
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Sludge Wave
- Nasty Plot
What did i tell you? Salazzle is another key setup sweeper, packing Nasty Plot to plot your doom, Fire Blast and Sludge Wave for STAB, and HP Ice (which was originally Dragon Pulse but Gligar was being a hater) to kill Gligars. You can choose whatever ability you want, they're both equally useless IMO. (Also, for those who don't get the name reference, Nasira is Jafar's fraternal twin sister from an obscure PS1 game. She looks like this:
(Fitting, I know.))
Aladdin (Zoroark) (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Illusion
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Nasty Plot
- Memento
- Dark Pulse
- Flamethrower
And finally, the "diamond in the rough" himself, Zoroark! I run a Memento set to cripple some dangerous threats for this team i.e. Gatr, Blade, Glig, etc. Nasty Plot is for setting up to murder enemies, and Pulse+Flamethrower are to actually attack stuff. (I wanted to run Sludge Bomb in place of Flamethrower but Memento is an EM. So yeah, not legal. (
Conclusion
But anyways, that's the team! Feel free to drop a rate down below and tell me what you think of the team!
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